Map-case.



F. H.` SWANSON.

` MAP cAsE. L APPLICATION FILED DCT. 21,1916. Y I 1,234,41 5, Patented July 24, 1917.

3 SHEETS-SHEET .2.

. WB Mmmm F. H. SWANSON.

MAP CASE.

I APPUCATION FILED -OCT. 2|, 1916.

Patented July 24, 1917.

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- UNITED sTATEs -PATENT oEEioE.

FRANK H. SWANSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T A. J. NYSTROM & CO., OF

v CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

MAP-CASE.

To all 'whom 'it may concern:

Beit known that I,"FRANK H. SwANsoN,

a'citzen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, county of Cook, and State ofIllin'ois, have invented a certain new, useful,I 'and Improved Map-Case,of which the following is a specilication.

My invention relates to map exhibition I devicesand hasspecial*reference to an'improved wall ma' case.

The object o my invention'is to provide a wall inap case, of'compact form; wherein' the maps, shall be wound on a of rela- 1,.-f'. tively large diameter;-"whereby any one of the series of maps can 'befreadily selected for exhibition; and wherein themaps when not'in useshall be covered, and maintained practicallydustproof.- 'A Y #A fu herob'ect o'fmy invention is to provide amap mounting,by means of which a series of maps can be readily controlled andL individualfmaps selected for exhibition .an'd'fwhi'ch mounting shall-also lend itself rs to the easy removal ofindividual maps for use independently of the map case as a "whole- #Ai furtherobject of 'my `invention is to .provide awrapping or cover for the maps f so arranged 'or mounted in the case that it can be either withdrawn for covering the maps or retracted within the body of the case attimes when the maps are being exhibited.

` 'My invention consists in a wall map case of drum'form,f the drum being formed ofy the individual bar s to which the mapsare attached, these' bars being readily removable, and a cover fabric, mounted upon a f El spring operated' roller lWithin the drum,

40 which cover is adapted to be'withdrawn or extended from the case when it is desired to cover the maps and to be retracted into thev drum when it is desired to exhibit the maps.

I My invention also consists in a wall map case of the character described having a series of maps adapted to be wound in overlapped relation upon the drum, a pressure roller adapted to control the dropping of thejends of the maps and designations on the backs of the maps adapted to be brought into view in serial order forthe purpose of aiding the selection 4of the map sought.

My invention also consists in a map case of the kind described one side of the exten- Speeicatio'n of Letters Patent.

Patented July 24:, 1917.

" Application led October 21, 1916. Serial No. 126,987.

sion cover being provided with an index of the maps carried by the case and referring to said maps by the designations which ap-v pear upon the backs of the maps.

My invention also consists in the severa arrangements and .combinations of devices and parts and in the features of construe# tion b vwhich I am enabled to attain the above mentioned and other objects and all' as hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the appendedclaims.

My inventionwill be more readily under-y stood by reference to the accompanying drawings forming part of this 'specificationand in which:

4Figure 1,is a front elevation of a wall map case made in accordance with my invention, shown as it vwould appear whenA hanging on aA wall in operative but closed condition; 2, is an end elevation 4of same; Fig. 3, lis a vertical section -of the map .case taken between the ends thereof, showing the drum and maps in position to permit the adjustment of the cover;

Fig. 4, is a vertical longitudinal central section on the line /L-i of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5, is an enlarged vertical crosssection ofthe drum on line 5 5 of Fig.' 4, showing the maps Wound upon the drum and the cover in position protecting them; 4 Fig. 6, `is a fragmentary perspective view of one of the individual maps as it appears when removed from the case for independent use; Y

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary longitudinal section on the line 7--7 of Fig. 4; if Fig.' 8, is a detail fragmentary section on the line 8-8of Fig. 4, particularlyillustrating the method of mounting the spring roller, to which the cover is attached;

Fig. 9, is an enlarged sectional view on the line 9--9 of Fig. 6, showing the method of securing the tubular supporting bars to the upper edges of the maps; and

Fig. 10, is a fragmentary front elevationr of a portion of the cover diagrammatieally showing the index thereon.

In school and other educational work it frequently occurs that it is desirable to associate a series of Wall maps for serial exhibition. As I am informed this has heretofore been best accomplished by mountin each individual map on a spring roller o its own 'and arranging the'several rollers in drum form for the purpose'of easily bringing the desired map to the front.

'2 By means of my improved mounting or wall case I eliminate the cumbrous spring rollers with their constant liability to get out of order, and I am enabled to mount a much larger number of maps Within a given space, and vfurthermore by means of the cover, which. is mounted ona roller .within the drum formed by the supports of the individual'maps, I have provided a 'very convenient andLefl'ective dust proof cover for the maps which can be easily, quickly and e'ectively applied when the maps are not in user f My improved -wall lmap case comprises a builtj up drum.1,vm ounted at its ends for rotationupon its'axis, in brackets 2. The brackets 2 are preferably secured in position upon a ba'seframe 3,- which is provided adjacent to its-ends Withnperforated hangers @sini-rewriting them-ass upmth Wall- .The fdrum. .1 comprises `preferably 1 a fcentral horizontal shaft'-, which I preferably make of a. pipe to eliminate Weight, upon one-'end "of whichrshaftj I rigidly mount a thin diskmf4 and upon the other end I rigidly, mou-nt afrelativel thick disk 7 fand, I roove its-periphery sothat-it serves as a; P111 ey for' rotating the drumf These two disks Vserve to carry .themaps 8, I provide each map 8 with a .tubularrigid bar or 4rod-9 at its upper ed e5 Preferably? the rod 49 ,is formed by ro g up asheetof metal into tubular form the longitudinal edges of which overlap each Qthenas best shown in vFig. 9, and I clamp the upper -edge'-of the map between these overlapped edges, the resiliency of the metal serving to hold .theedge ofgthe map tightly in position. 1- i Forv holding the maps in position between thegtwo gdisks 6,; and 7 I provide .the disk 7 with-:anannular row of-ixed pins 1 0 adapted toenterthe 'adjacent ends of the map rods 9 as best shown in Fig. 4 and I provide the .A disk @with a corresponding ls ,nnuljar row of Each of-themap-rods 9 isthus held in position between the disks 6 and 7, one end thereof upon one of the pins 10 and the-other end thereof upon one of the retainers 12. Thus mounted each rod 9 can rotate slightly to yield to, the strain upon the map which is supported by the rod asthe drum isrotated in one direction or the other. Within the series of rods 9 is mounted at one point a for an additional security I provide a spring cotter 21 which eectually closes the mouth of the slot 18 and prevents the escape of the roller support 1.9 -even though the tension should happen to beiall relieved from the spring of the spring roller 15.-v On this spring roller I mount a strip of fabric 22.

which is considerably longer than 'the ma s and is adapted to be wound up upon t e roller 15 when itis desired to exhibit the maps and to be withdrawn from the roller 15 to a position where its free end extends I beyond the ends of the maps a suiicient distance so that when the maps arewound up upon 'the drumvthefree end of the strip 22 will cover all ofthe free ends of the maps as best shown in Fig. 5. A

y For mountingthe drum so that it can rotateI preferably drive plugs .23 into the two ends of the hollow shaft 5 to form trunnions at the i:ends ofthe drum. Thesetrunnions are received in-the outer ends 24 of the brackets 2. ,f

For 'controlling the rotation ofthe drum I wind a cord or T'rope '25 in the peripheral groove 26 inthe disk 7.` l This cord as vshown in the drawings has several turns around the edge of the disk one of the turns forming an elongated loop 27 and in the lower end of this loop I mount a guide sheave 28, and I hold the sheave down, preferably by a long tension spring 29, the lower end ofthe spring being formed to engage ascrew eye 30 securedvto Hoor or the wall in alinement with the disk 7, and the upper end of the spring being hooked to a link 31 which is secured to the bracket 32 in which the sheave 28 is held for rotation. I provide several of the links 31 forming a short chain between the upper end of the spring and the sheave bracket'so that as the rope 25 stretches, the spring can be changed from one link to another and thus maintain the rope under proper tension. The spring and sheave hold the rope 25 taut and in proper operating position so that when it is desired to rotate the drum in either direction this is accomplished 'by pulling down on either the forward or the rear part ofthe loop 27.

For the purpose of retaining the drum in certain specific positions and for assisting 1n selectinga certain Amap for exhibit purposes land for controlling the winding of the maps properly upon the drum I provide a long .pressure roll 33vcarried upon relativelyfstif spring brackets 34 which are secured at -their opposite ends to the frame 3 and extend around theupper part of the drum substantially lparallel to the outer sur- :5 face thereof and spaced therefrom; yThe roller'33 is 'rotatably mounted at the free ends of the brackets 34 as best shown in Fig.

1, and the brackets themselves serve as guides -for'the 4freeends ofthe maps as the lo drumis rotated. 4:For the purpose of adding to the stiffness of. the -br'ackets 34 without greatly adding to theweight of the :device Iprovidebraces 35 secured' at their lrear ends. tol theupper l5 edgeof the base-'3 and extended 4forwardly therefrom 'and their forward ends secured rigidly tozthe brackets 434 rearwardly from the roller 33.4 I- provide Vadditional curved spring, guides -36 spacedbetweenthabra'ckets 34,- and .assisting Vto control the aends of the ma s .asthedrumis rotatedm nFig. 3, -I .haveshown4 the'maps and the drum in the :positions they occupy when .the drum isplaced 'so, that the. pover 22 can beyfree1y-draw'nI outzfrom or rolled .upon the spring roller -15, that isat suchjtixnes 4the spring roller isfatnthe floweraside-l-of. the

!1, ,-,In,Fig.-1Q, I have -shownj. a-e.fragmentary so yiew ofafportionof thecover22 showingza series of numbers.A forming anj index, `:each number wouldbo. followed Eby; af description of one of the maps of the series, the numbers equal ,tothe numberofrmaps. :In the 35 ,formlof caseillustrated this.is=32.. This ing'dexjs visiblewhen the cover 22 is extended below, the maps,as shown in dotted lines in .,Fig. 3 for the purpose of aiding in selection ofthe propenmap. L Having determined which map it is desired to exhibit by an inspection of this index the cover is wound up upon the spring roller-15, whichis an ordinary. shade roller, until the 4extending portionof the cover is-.shorter than the adjacent maps,as ,shown infullV lines in Fig., 3. Then; the drum. is rotated in the direction of the arrow on Fig, 3 ;windi`ng up all of the maps upon the drum .similar to the lmanner in which they arewound as illustrated 'in 5ol Fig. 5 but without thejcoverbeingwound upon the outerI ends ofthe maps.. Asshown in Fig. 6, which shows thefront face of a map, I provide the front. face of each map with a designation mark 37 on the right hand upper corner being the same designation mark Vas shownr on the index on the cover 22, and on thetrear face of each map as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 6, I provide a similar designation mark-38 which is the 50 same as the designation mark 37 on the front face of the map. As the drum is rotated in the direction of'thearrow on Fig.'

3 the rear faces of the several maps will be presented to view one after the other immediately belowthe pressure rollerI 33 and,

as indicated in dotted lines on Fig. 5, immediately the end of the map passes the roller 33 the map drops to a vertically hanging position at the rear of the drum. Consequently as the designation marks 38 which are on the backs of the maps continue to appear below the pressure roller 33 the map which it is desired tobe exhibited can be dropped into vertical position as described and the motion ofthe drum then stopped. When this has occurred the drum can be rotated in the opposite direction sufiiciently tobringthe selected map to the forward side of the drum for exhibition as shown in Fig. 3 the map, which is being exhibited, being the map attached to thebar which is directly .below and in contact with the pressureroller 33.l 1

Usually the holding power of the pressure roller 33 is sufficient to maintain thedr'um with the exhibited map in the position shown, but some times the friction of the op-` eratingl rope 25 Vis so slight that the drum rotates automatically inthe directionopposite tothe arrow on Fig. 3 until the weight of the maps is equally distributed, such rotationwould `carry7 the upper end of the exhibited map above .and behind the pressure roller 33. T o prevent this undesired action I secure' atoothed wheel 39 Vcentrally upon thef outerface of the disk 7 and I provide a; springdogflOy securedto the adjacent bracket 2 andhavingits free end arranged to engage :inithenotches between the teeth on the wheel 39 and thusyieldingly retain the drumagainst rotation. The teeth of the wheel 39 and the engaging end of the spring dog 40 areformed to permit a forced rotation off the drum in either direction.

, For fthe purpose of securing the disks, 6 and 7 upon the hollow shaft 5 I preferably thread the outer Surface ofthe ends of the shaft 5 and I provide'internally threaded flanges 41' which I screw tightly upon the ends of the 'shaft securing them with set screws 42'and I secure Vthe disks 6 and 7 to these flanges by bolts or screws as shown. For the purpose of reinforcing the-disk 6 and thus, make it rigid in position I provide an extra reinforcing disk 43 also threaded to lit the shaft and screwed solidly against the outer surface of'disk 6 before the same is bolted to the adjacent flange 41.

'It is important of course that when the disks have been secured to the shaft they remain' in perfect alinement as otherwise the map supports would not be retained in their proper positions.

Before the maps 8 are mounted in the tubes 9 the outer edges of their upper ends are reinforced by small pieces of fabric 44 to prevent the adjacent edges of the tubing cutting or tearing the maps.

To remove a single map from the map case the desired map is placed in the position of the forward or exhibited map as shown in Fig. 3 and then the spring retainer 12 is removed and the map rod can then be Withdrawn from'the pin 10 and removed from the case. As shown in Fig. 6 each map is provided with an opening 45 at its middle portion jst below the map vrod Q which openingis reinforced by an eyelet 46 and after'the map `has been removed from the case it can be hung upon 'avsuitable support, as a-nail, by means of Ithefeyelet 46 or, if such is-desired, the extending ends of the rod 9'canf be -rested upon suitable' spaced supports.- lIt will. thus beV 'clear=.that -the maps, as mounted, .are capable of conjoint use in thedrum-with the otherl maps of -the series or-capable oi being easily and quickly removed from the map case and used "inde: pendentlyof =thecase4and the other 'lnaps This latter feat-ure is an-r important -one @in many'schools where-'it is-desired, for purposes'. of instruction to use 'a limited @number ofthe maps'fin @room-:different vfrom that in -Mhiclr ithegi-map f "caslep'si` hung alidlw-ithout theiheeessitym'f'takingdown and reliangin'g the map casewasafwhole: f-

'Wlienf i-tis-desiredft-roll tthe maps upon j 22 fissefirst" fully drawn but :Fas 'shown .inddti tedlines in f Eig.j3'1and thefn-the 'drui'n is rotatedby means' ofthe, rope 25 the dire'c tionsof fthe arrow o'niFigJ 3 i until 'the maps are all wound'uponthefdrum and'it is'ffurtherkrotated until the cover 22is'wound upon the outergor free ends of the-mapsas-shown in Fig. 5.- #During :such operation V.of ivi-nd# ing, the-pressure roller33 autoliiati'cally op# crates to A"hold the maps 'tightly "rolled in overlapped relation and at r-su'ch time the cover takes its spiral position fas best shown by the :heavy black line o'n Fig. 5.*

iFor rthe purpose of presenting a map :for exhibition, :the maps and 'casing being in the covered relation shown' in fF-ig. 5, the drum is Vfirst rotatediorwardly --in the direction of the arrow` inlFig. ''until the free end ofthe cover is released ffrom the vspring roller33 and drops to vertical posltion, when suchbas occurred lth'edrum is rotated sufficiently inthe opposite direction to'bring" the spring roller 15' tofthebottom of the drum as shown 1in Fig. Z3 then 'the cover is retracted upon the spring roller 15-and the procedure 'for the-selection of a specific map is in accordance with the' directions hereinbefore given.

As 4many modifications of my invention will readily suggest themselves to one skilled in the art, -I do not limit or confine my invention to the specific structures herein shown and described. j

lI claim:

l; In an exhibition device a rotatable drum, aseries of exhibition sheets each attached at one end to the cylindrical surface of the drum and adapted to be Wound .in overlapped relation thereon, a cover sheet carried-by the drum, arranged between two adjacent exhibition .sheets and capable -of extension and. retraction for: the purposes specified. A. 2. In a -map case formedof a drum composed in part of a series of rod-like :map supports upon which as a whole the maps are adaptedl to 'be wound, a-spring roller mounted within the drum and carrying a cover for the maps, 'said cover being ca able of being withdrawn into the drum to ring its .free end within' the limits Soi the .adjacent maps, and Vto be drawn-out a suiiicient distancewsolthat when the maps are Wound on the drum -the cover will inclose or :hide the free 'rends-'0f the maps, andpressure means adapted to retain 'the cover Contact with the inapswhen the maps fand' cover are wound ,on lthe drum in overlapped relation. n In a map-cases; rotatable drum,`ja series of maps :adapted -to'be wound lin overlapped relation thereonpthe cylindrical partof the drumnbei-hg formed of bars to which the attached ends of the individual maps-,are securedyincmbination with a cove'rrc'arried on.a rolleriinounted vwithin the drum, said cover extending' fout betweenltwo adjacent map bars-and capable of extension 'andretrao'tionp w i4. a wallmap case arotatable drum, a series of maps adapted-to be wound in overlapped relation thereon, the c lindrical part of the Ydrum being formed o :the-bars to' Which the .attached ends' of the individual maps 'are secured, vin combination with a cover carried on a roller mounted within the drum, said cover extending out between two adjacent tmap bars and capableof extension and retraction, and a pressure roller adapted to Contact with the backs of the maps las they are wound uponthe drum and retain :the cover wound tightly upon the overlapping maps when the drum is rotated towind the maps thereon. r

5; In a map case a rotatable drum, a series of maps spaced 'circumferentially around the drum and having one end of each attached thereto and said maps adapted, as the drum is rotated, to be Wound in overlapped relation upon lthe drum, and a cover mounted upon the drum parallel with the maps adapted -to be drawn out from the drum sufficiently so that when Vthe maps are wound in overlapped relation upon the drum the cover is adapted to cover or hide the free ends of the maps said cover being also adapted to be retracted sufciently so that its free end is shorter than the adjacent maps.

6. In a map case a rotatable drum, a series of maps spaced circumferentially around the drum andy having one end of each attached thereto and said maps adapted, as the drum is rotated,`to be wound in yoverlapped `relation upon the drum, means con-` [trolling thev dropping of the free ends of vthemaps for exhibiting same, and a -map `coverv carried on a roller on the drum ar- "ranged parallel with the maps, said cover bein llonger than the maps and adapted to avvn out a suflicient distance, so that e when the, maps and cover are Wound upon the drum in overlapped relation the cover 'will hide or protect the free ends of the kmaps, said cover being lalso adapted to be retracted suiiciently so that its free endy will not interfere with the proper dropping of p thefree ends of the maps. q

v In' a map case a rotatablev drum, a series ofmaps 'spaced circumferentially around the drum and attached thereto so that when j the drum is rotated` in one directionv the, maps shall be wound `in overlapped relation-,K thereonyapressure roll adapted to bear j 4upon the drum and retain-the maps in compactly'wound condition, a designation charact'eron the back of each map adjacent to' e its free end, a cover lmounted upon a rollerk `l`,"carriedbyy the drum and adapted yto be drawn out a suiicient distance so that when -thedrum isrotated to wind the maps ytherey onthe cover willbe wound upon the maps s, and ycover and' protect same, a serial index on vone side of said covery adapted to be exposed to view when the said cover is drawn S11 terfere` wlth vthe operation of the devicev for g exhibitingthe. maps, the map Vdesignation'r outy said coverbeing adapted to be retracted Hicientl so that its free end does not in- '9:1 lclnrrffaicters upon said index and upon the backs` ofthe maps corresponding with eachl s other.

l j *8J Ina wall map casetW-o relatively xed v ",rot'atable disks, one thereof provided with *an annular y series` ofi `fixed i5y ins,k the other lthereof` provided with a sllnilar annular series of holes, afseries of maps each havingy v a tubular'upper bar equal in length to the Copies offthie patent maybe obtained tor distance betvveen said and adapted t0 y be mounted at one end u on'onel of said 'fixed pins and `at other en `upon agremoving hole in the other disk.`

'.56 'e i i l able pin projected through the correspondl 9.In -a `vvall inap'case two relatively'fixed rotatable disks, one thereof provided with an annular series. of fixed thereof -providedwith a srrnilarannula'r `y series of holes, a seriesof'maps veach having a tubular upper bar equal in length to.` the j fr distance', between said disksand adapted to be mounted at one endupon one of saidI ins the` other ,y

fixed pins and at the other end u on a ref; movable pin projectedthrou h t e corresponding hole in the other di and means f g vfor retaining the removable pins inplace.`

10. In a Wall mapcase two relativel fixed" a tubular upper bar equal in length to the be mounted atuone -endf upon one of saidiXed pins and at the other end,y upon a rej movable pin projecting throuh the corre,-

spending hole inthe other dis "and means fixed rotatable disksin. combinationjwith a y:it i

sonv

75 s for lcausing theremovable pins to yengage v. y" f Vin the tubes withsufcient `friction to pre` "vent their accidental withdrawal. s e

v`11. Inran exhibition device two relatively s' 8,0, j y. series of exhibition sheets each liavingarigidv 'i f bar attached to its upper end, means for i mounting said bars in an annular series on one of saidv disks, the other disk being pro-v y v videdk with anVVV annular series of holes, f rey-s'y movable pins j adaptedv to be projectedl through said holesv and enae said bars, fas e f and forthe purpose spec In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set 's 90 my hand this 13th day of October1916,.in

the presence of'one subscribin Witness. j FRANK H; S ANSON Witness s EDWARD Far VVILSIONf j j `wanangnm, ne." i`

ave cents each, by addressing the #Commissioner I i i es rotatable disks one y,thereof provide .with @I .y an annular series ofixedpinsythe other thereof provided with a similar annularseries of holes, aseriesof-mapseach having j,

distance between said disks and adaptedto 

